OKay, I accept there are different views on this and I'm not going to get my
way. But I can't help continuing the discussion now it's started.
I already have a separate mailbox just for this list and server side
rules/filters that all messages go straight to this mailbox. Even so, without
digest mode I'd still have so many conversations I'd continuously need to be
deleting. I suppose I need to add here that I'm not the type of person who can
let a mailbox fill up with old or unread messages. I keep my mailboxes more or
less empty, and archive messages I need for later reference in.
For people who struggle to pick up the context when coming late to a thread,
here are some suggestions:
• Instead of deleting messages, archive them. This way, when you
get a new message in that thread the older ones will show up along side, so
long as you have messages set to view by conversation in Mail preferences.
• Search for missing posts in your trash folder.
• Read the entire conversation on the web interface.
For those who don't quote the entire conversation in their posts, I agree it is
a good idea to include enough context that people can understand your post.
Quoting particular passages can be a good idea too. However, including the
entire conversation in every single post seems a hugely inefficient way of
doing things to me. Especially given that people often quote other people who
are quoting themselves quoting other people, so the same message is quoted over
and over again. But I accept people disagree with me here.
Happy posting!
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